Re: Advice on Plasma

["Mark Harrison \(Yahoo!\)" <mph@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Sean,

If I had one piece of advice, it would be to take your parents to a decent
hifi shop and see whether they could actually see / hear the difference.

One of the problems with growing older is that while "hearing for
comprehension" still works for most people into their 60s or 70s,
frequency
range rolls off as early as the late 40s. This is more prevalent in men
than
women, so it may well be that your mum can hear the "home cinema
experience"
but your dad can't.

As for screen quality, plasma / LCD is the way of the future, but I've
still
to see anything that can compare to a _good_ CRT. The trouble is, good,
big,
CRTs are very bulky indeed. Plasma isn't winning on quality, it's winning
convenience.

If you can find a local stockist, have a look at the Loewe CRTs. Much
better
quality than the normal raft of Sonys etc.... however you will need to find
a specialist to stock them and bother to set them up properly and feed them
with a decent source. I've been phenomenally unimpressed by John Lewis'
ability to show them off.

M.


----- Original Message -----
From: "Sean" <groups@xxxxxxx>
To: "'Ukha List'" <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, April 12, 2004 1:03 AM
Subject: [ukha_d] Advice on Plasma


> OK this is not for me, I would hold off for a year or so but..
> My parents want to change TV, to a big screen image (mum was in Canada
> for a hol and became spoilt)
> They are thinking plasma screen. let me give you a little background
> Victorian Semi, high ceilings, Square room, TV in corner, analogue
NTL,
> TiVo, Dolby surround via old dodgy mini system
> They are looking for an upgrade; they are thinking of moving to sky or
> NTL digital and already have cable broadband.
> Most of the TV is watched live and the DVD player is an ASDA special.
> What would you recommend? I am thinking rear projector or 36" CRT
>
> However my parents don't go to the cinema and it might be nice to
treat
> them to the home cinema experience.
>
> Does anyone have experience of approaching 60 baby boomers with a size
> fetish? And let keep it clean it is my parents ;)
>
> Sean
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